Foreign Minister of Australia - Definition and Overview

R. G. Casey House, the headquarters of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

This is a list of Australian Foreign Ministers:

Note: Prior to 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs.

1 Edmund Barton Protectionist Party 1901-1903
2 Alfred Deakin Protectionist Party 1903-1904
3 Billy Hughes Australian Labor Party 1904
4 George Reid Free Trade Party 1904-1905
5 Alfred Deakin Liberal Party 1905-1908
6 Egerton Bachelor Australian Labor Party 1908-1909
7 Sir Littleton Groom Protectionist Party 1909-1910
8 Egerton Bachelor Australian Labor Party 1910-1911
9 Josiah Thomas Australian Labor Party 1911-1913
10 Patrick Glynn Liberal Party 1913-1914
11 John Arthur Australian Labor Party 1914
12 Hugh Mahon Australian Labor Party 1914-1916
13 Billy Hughes Nationalist Party 1921-1923
14 Stanley Bruce Nationalist Party 1923-1929
15 James Scullin Australian Labor Party 1929-1932
16 John Latham United Australia Party 1932-1934
17 George Pearce United Australia Party 1934-1937
18 Billy Hughes United Australia Party 1937-1939
19 Henry Gullett United Australia Party 1939-1940
20 John McEwen Country Party 1940
21 Frederick Stewart United Australia Party 1940-1941
22 Herbert Evatt Australian Labor Party 1941-1949
23 Percy Spender Liberal Party of Australia 1949-1951
24 Richard Casey Liberal Party of Australia 1951-1960
25 Robert Menzies Liberal Party of Australia 1960-1961
26 Garfield Barwick Liberal Party of Australia 1961-1964
27 Paul Hasluck Liberal Party of Australia 1964-1969
28 Gordon Freeth Liberal Party of Australia 1969
29 William McMahon Liberal Party of Australia 1969-1971
30 Leslie Bury Liberal Party of Australia 1971
31 Nigel Bowen Liberal Party of Australia 1971-1972
32 Gough Whitlam Australian Labor Party 1972-1973
33 Don Willesee Australian Labor Party 1973-1975
34 Andrew Peacock Liberal Party of Australia 1975-1980
35 Tony Street Liberal Party of Australia 1980-1983
36 Bill Hayden Australian Labor Party 1983-1988
37 Gareth Evans Australian Labor Party 1988-1996
38 Alexander Downer Liberal Party of Australia 1996-

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